H.B. No. 4129
AN ACT
relating to the omission from the ballot of a withdrawing
candidate.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 145.098, Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 145.098. WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATE BEFORE CERTAIN EVENTS
OCCUR [BALLOTS ARE PREPARED]. If a candidate files a withdrawal
request after the deadline prescribed by Section 145.092, and the
candidate complies with each requirement under Section 145.001
except that the candidate's filing to withdraw is untimely, the
authority responsible for preparing the ballots may choose to omit
the candidate from the ballot if [the ballots have not been
prepared] at the time the candidate files the withdrawal request:
(1) the ballots have not been prepared; and
(2) if using a voting system to which Chapter 129
applies, public notice of the test of logic and accuracy has not
been published.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 4129 was passed by the House on May
10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 4129 was passed by the Senate on May
22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor